The detention and humiliation of Global Sumud Flotilla activists not only reveals Israel’s approach to Gaza, it raises questions about Australia’s response to an ally which is responsible for genocide, writes Shamikh Badra.
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Shamikh Badra asks if “securitisation”, when a political or social issue becomes framed as an exceptional security matter, is being used to shut down freedom of speech over Israel's war on Gaza.
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Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla and abduction of civilians, including Australians, demands an explanation, argues Shamikh Badra.
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Shamikh Badra pays tribute to Caroline Graham, an activist who turned solidarity with Gaza into a living act of hope and resistance.
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Liberal opposition leader Angus Taylor’s new immigration policy, built around what he calls “Australian values”, is nothing of the sort. Shamikh Badra argues it directly targets Palestinians.
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When the masses chanted “Arrest Herzog”, they were not calling for vengeance but accountability, writes Shamikh Badra.
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Youth from more than 80 countries converged in Windhoek at the University of Namibia for the 21st General Assembly of the World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) on May 20–23, reports Shamikh Badra.
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Israeli savagery and disdain for international law display the depths of inhumanity. When challenged to show courage by supporting life for Palestinians, Labor remains silent. Stuart Rees and Shamikh Badra argue that it must recognise Palestine.
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To understand what antisemitism is and what it is not, Shamikh Badra argues that you have to understand the colonialist roots of the war on Palestine and analyse the nature of the Zionist settler-colonial project.
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Shamikh Badra, a member of the international committee of the Palestinian People’s Party and founder of the Gaza Nippers program, spoke with Peter Boyle about resisting US President Donald Trump’s plan to clear Palestinians from their own land.
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I implore the Anthony Albanese government to publicly condemn the Israeli government, immediately end military ties with Israel and call for an immediate ceasefire on the global stage, writes Shamikh Badra.